Word: batted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard team played in mid-season form both in the field and at bat, Thirteen hits in the first game of the year marks one of the best beginnings in the history of Harvard baseball. Besides this only two errors in the field were made which is a distinctly uncommon occurrence at the opening of a college baseball season...
...order to allow as many men as possible to bat at the same time, the Cage is divided into four quarters by large nets. Batting practice is carried on in each division, without interference from the others. The fielding work has been only of the primary sort, for the size of the Cage and nature of the ground does not permit the hitting of hard grounders. In addition to the batting and fielding practice, some attention has been paid to sliding...
...mainstay of the pitching staff last season, but their work was inconsistent. Of the two, Copeland is more dependable, while Wood is more effective spasmodically. From last year's freshman nine Lamberton, Deyo, and Link are expected to show up well, especially the two first-named. Behind the bat Kelleher of the undefeated 1916 team is expected to be a close second to Wall for the catching position...
...Nichols said it was hard to deal directly with summer baseball on account of the indirect way in which a player often received his recompense. He mentioned instances of a boy jumping over a bat for a bet of $50 with the manager of a baseball team, or of tending a soda fountain at a summer hotel for half an hour a day at $50 a week. He could see no objections to a bona fide resident playing with a summer nine provided he received no compensation either direct or indirect...
...rent will approximately $150, which is about $75 less than the average paid last year by the Freshmen. Rooms may be had for as little as $35, though this price is exceptional; but in all cases the plan of a bed-room and a share in a study and bat for each man is adhered...